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residual

adjective as in leftover

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There is a lot of residual concern that Lizard Squad was able to get even this far.

Then deal with the host of significant residual issues starting with the Dream Act kids.

Was it wise for the US to leave Iraq without even a residual force in place?

I thought I could feel something, but it was hard to tell if it was residual tingling from the massage or magic on the path.

Defense Department officials initially suggested a sizable residual force, with estimates ranging from 16,000 to 24,000 troops.

As we flung them into an empty chamber, I turned the burden face down, and on the back were two thin wisps of residual wings.

The quantity that can under no circumstances be expelled (residual air) is about 100 cubic inches.

What remains in the lungs, amounting to about 100 cubic inches, is called the residual air.

A residual product of this dish is a sort of hard-bake toffee, formed by the leakage of jam from the chupatties.

The magnetism remaining in the iron after the current stops is called the residual magnetism.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to residual, such as: continuing, enduring, lingering, balance, extra, and net.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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